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Woolper Creek in Kentucky

River11.9 mi
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2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

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Woolper Creek is an 11.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Woolper Creek at Woolper Road near Burlington, KY (site 03262001). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2002 to 2026

Woolper Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 25 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,550 cfs, in 2004.

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Typical flow by month at Woolper Creek at Woolper Road near Burlington, KY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January168.9 to 32
February2012 to 40
March2515 to 52
April2012 to 39
May157.0 to 38
June4.61.9 to 15
July2.20.6 to 8.7
August0.90.2 to 3.8
September0.90.1 to 4.2
October1.80.3 to 5.6
November7.82.6 to 16
December156.6 to 31

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 24 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Woolper Creek at Woolper Road near Burlington, KY (site 03262001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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